With The Crown Season 6 streaming on Netflix, fans are intrigued to find out its place in the timeline. When is the latest season set, and who are the leading characters that it focuses on? Here’s all you need to know about The Crown Season 6’s setting.
When is The Crown Season 6 set?
The Crown Season 6 covers the years between 1997 and 2005, with Part 1 revolving around Princess Diana’s tragic death in 1997, and Part 2 spreading out its story over several years until 2005.
The narrative of The Crown Season 6 Part 1 picks up right where Season 5 ended things. As seen in the first four episodes launched on Netflix, they depict the months that led to Diana’s demise in a car crash on Aug. 31, 1997. She and her boyfriend were involved in a deadly car crash in Paris while being chased by the paparazzi, which gets brought to life in Part 1.
Meanwhile, Part 2 spans across the next 7-8 years showcasing the return of Prince William to Eton after his mother’s passing. We’d also witness other events such as Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee in 2002, Camilla Parker Bowles and Prince Charles’ wedding in 2005, and a few others.
Who are the main characters in The Crown Season 6?
The main characters of Season 6 include Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Prince William, and a few others.
As mentioned above, the series will depict the events of Diana and Dodi Fayed’s demise, Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee, the early stages of William’s relationship with his future wife, and the marriage of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
So, they’d all be the leading and supporting characters throughout Season 6. The actors playing key roles in the final involve:
- Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II
- Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Elizabeth Debicki as Diana, Princess of Wales
- Dominic West as Charles, Prince of Wales
- Olivia Williams as Camilla
- Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed
- Rufus Kampa as Prince William (part 1)
- Ed McVey as Prince William (part 2)
- Meg Bellamy as Kate Middleton
- Fflyn Edwards as Prince Harry (part 1)
- Luther Ford as teenage Prince Harry (part 2)
- Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret
- Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne
- Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair
- Salim Daw as Mohamed al-Fayed
The official synopsis of The Crown reads:
“Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.”
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